January 2013
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Acta Musei Moraviae, Scientiae biologicae
New data on the Heteroptera fauna of La Palma, Canary Islands (Insecta: Hemiptera). In: KMENT P., MALENOVSKÝ I. & KOLIBÁÈ J. (eds.): Studies in Hemiptera in honour of Pavel Lauterer and Jaroslav L. Stehlík. Acta Musei Moraviae, Scientiae biologicae (Brno) 98(2): 459493. Heteroptera collected on La Palma in the Canary Islands during the period 20012012 are listed. Data for 153 species are given, including 28 species recorded for the first time from La Palma. Six of these species are also new for the Canary Islands: Cantacader quadricornis (Lepeletier et Serville, 1828) (Tingidae), Bryocoris pteridis (Fallén, 1807), Macrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur, 1839), Thiomiris sulphureus (Reuter, 1879) (all Miridae), Amphiareus obscuriceps (Poppius, 1909) (Anthocoridae) and Ischnodemus quadratus Fieber, 1837 (Lygaeidae). Furthermore, the occurrence of eight species on La Palma is confirmed. With this contribution the number of species known from the Canary Islands and La Palma increases to 400 and 216 respectively. The number of Canarian endemic species on La Palma is 48 (22.2 %). Lindbergopsallus lauri Rieger, 2012 and L. lunariae Rieger, Strauß et Günther, 2011 (Miridae), Collartida tanausu J. Ribes, Oromi et E. Ribes, 1998 (Reduviidae) and Nysius gloriae Baena et Garcia, 1999 (Lygaeidae) are only known from La Palma.